The estranged wife of a property tycoon awarded a £20 million lump sum by a High Court judge after an ''extraordinary'' legal fight over money might struggle to get her hands on the money, according to a leading family lawyer.

A Ferrari and Bentley that prosecutors are trying to seize from one of London’s biggest ever drugs barons are “probably being driven round Mayfair” because “common sense” steps to recover them have not been taken, a judge has warned.

Ministers will reconsider the abolition of the Independent Living Fund after choosing not to appeal against an Appeal Court ruling that the move was legally flawed, the Department for Work and Pensions said.